A study of general linguistics is the way to understand the functioning of one of the innermost and most versatile human intellectual tools: language. There are several complementary paths that intertwine and lead toward this goal. During the study programme, the student will become familiar with basic principles of synchronic and diachronic linguistics, both structural and generative forms. Furthermore, attention is drawn to the etymology and history of linguistics in order to provide graduates with the widest possible methodological insights. Attention is paid to all aspects of linguistics: phonology and phonetics, phonology and morphology, syntax, and semantics, as well as to algebraic linguistics. Students also become familiar with several source languages of their choice. The student acquires the necessary tools to work with language, to understand the formation of speech acts, and to be able to analyse and generalize language means.